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Number: 438/706
Name: Semiconductor device manufacturing: process > Chemical etching > Vapor phase etching (i.e., dry etching)
Description: Processes wherein the chemical etchant is in a gaseous state when brought into contact with the semiconductive substrate.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
438/735 Differential etching of semiconductor substrate 236
438/734 Sequential etching steps on a single layer 515
438/707 Utilizing electromagnetic or wave energy 166


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
6998348 Method for manufacturing electronic circuits integrated on a semiconductor substrate Feb. 14, 2006
6995092 Method for manufacturing an electronic device Feb. 7, 2006
6995093 Polysilicon etching method Feb. 7, 2006
6992010 Gate structure and method of manufacture Jan. 31, 2006
6992011 Method and apparatus for removing material from chamber and wafer surfaces by high temperature hydrogen-containing plasma Jan. 31, 2006
6989105 Detection of hardmask removal using a selective etch Jan. 24, 2006
6989108 Etchant gas composition Jan. 24, 2006
6989228 Method and apparatus for processing samples Jan. 24, 2006
6984535 Selective etching of a protective layer to form a catalyst layer for an electron-emitting device Jan. 10, 2006
6982227 Single and multilevel rework Jan. 3, 2006
6982228 Methods of etching a contact opening over a node location on a semiconductor substrate Jan. 3, 2006
6979652 Etching multi-shaped openings in silicon Dec. 27, 2005
6977228 Semiconductor device using damascene technique and manufacturing method therefor Dec. 20, 2005
6973712 Lead plating method for GMR head manufacture Dec. 13, 2005
6974709 Method and device for providing a semiconductor etching end point and for detecting the end point Dec. 13, 2005
6972261 Method for fabricating fine features by jet-printing and surface treatment Dec. 6, 2005
6972262 Method for fabricating semiconductor device with improved tolerance to wet cleaning process Dec. 6, 2005
6969619 Full spectrum endpoint detection Nov. 29, 2005
6969629 Method for manufacturing micro-structural unit Nov. 29, 2005
6969668 Treatment method of film quality for the manufacture of substrates Nov. 29, 2005
6967072 Photolithography scheme using a silicon containing resist Nov. 22, 2005
6967167 Silicon dioxide removing method Nov. 22, 2005
6967168 Method to repair localized amplitude defects in a EUV lithography mask blank Nov. 22, 2005
6967169 Aqueous cleaning composition containing copper-specific corrosion inhibitor for cleaning inorganic residues on semiconductor substrate Nov. 22, 2005
6967171 Insulation film etching method Nov. 22, 2005
6964927 Method and production of a sensor Nov. 15, 2005
6964928 Method for removing residue from a magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) film stack using a dual mask Nov. 15, 2005
6962878 Method to reduce photoresist mask line dimensions Nov. 8, 2005
6960526 Method of fabricating sub-100 nanometer field emitter tips comprising group III-nitride semiconductors Nov. 1, 2005
6960527 Method for fabricating non-volatile memory device having sidewall gate structure and SONOS cell structure Nov. 1, 2005
6960532 Suppressing lithography at a wafer edge Nov. 1, 2005
6958295 Method for using a hard mask for critical dimension growth containment Oct. 25, 2005
6958296 CVD TiSiN barrier for copper integration Oct. 25, 2005
6955989 Use of a U-groove as an alternative to using a V-groove for protection against dicing induced damage in silicon Oct. 18, 2005
6955990 Methods for forming a gate in a semiconductor device Oct. 18, 2005
6951786 Method of forming a stack of refractory metal nitride over refractory metal silicide over silicon Oct. 4, 2005
6951820 Method for using a hard mask for critical dimension growth containment Oct. 4, 2005
6951821 Processing system and method for chemically treating a substrate Oct. 4, 2005
6949437 Manufacturing method of semiconductor device including an anisotropic etching step Sep. 27, 2005
6946398 Method for fabricating a micro machine Sep. 20, 2005
6946399 Cleaning system method and apparatus for the manufacture of integrated cicuits Sep. 20, 2005
6946400 Patterning method for fabricating integrated circuit Sep. 20, 2005
6946401 Plasma treatment for copper oxide reduction Sep. 20, 2005
6942813 Method of etching magnetic and ferroelectric materials using a pulsed bias source Sep. 13, 2005
6939472 Etching method in fabrications of microstructures Sep. 6, 2005
6939805 Method of etching a layer in a trench and method of fabricating a trench capacitor Sep. 6, 2005
6939808 Undoped and fluorinated amorphous carbon film as pattern mask for metal etch Sep. 6, 2005
6939809 Method for release of surface micromachined structures in an epitaxial reactor Sep. 6, 2005
6936529 Method for fabricating gate-electrode of semiconductor device with use of hard mask Aug. 30, 2005
6936544 Method of removing metal etching residues following a metal etchback process to improve a CMP process Aug. 30, 2005



 
 
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